Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:41 pm
Geez, maybe Al should come onstage in a suit made out of the CDs of the current tour and do a little "if you liked the concert, you'll love the new album" speech.
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I know what you mean. Some people seem to be Al fans only if he ever comes up in conversation..."fan by convenience" I guess would be the proper phrase.Kevbo1987 @ Mar 16 2004, 10:30 AM wrote: You'd be surprised! When I wore my Poodle Hat shirt to school, I had a lot of people coming up to me saying that they were huge fans of Al, and then they would all say that they wished he would come out with something new. They had no idea about PH. One guy sitting behind me at the Cleveland concert said he had been an Al fan since 1983, and he just saw an ad for the concert and decided to go. He had no idea there was a new album.
I have known several such people. I'm not sure if 'fan' is that adequate of a term, since the ones I have known are definitely not fans! I think the only Al music they know is from CDs I let them listen to.CatraDhtem @ Mar 16 2004, 08:01 PM wrote: I know what you mean. Some people seem to be Al fans only if he ever comes up in conversation..."fan by convenience" I guess would be the proper phrase.
Well maybe you should READ THE WHOLE topic and then post.scottidog @ Mar 16 2004, 07:27 AM wrote: Patti, I hadn't gotten that far when I was replying to CD's post.
Well, according to Soundscan it's been eligible for a Gold Record for almost two years now (as BHD has also been to go Double Platinum), but it doesn't look as if Jive has ordered a new RIAA count of Al's catalog since early 2008...but yes, every little bit helps.the Dingo wrote:Wanna help Poodle Hat finally get that gold record Al so desperately needs?
Really? That's fascinating! Are there any other albums that are ready to be certified?CatraDhtem wrote:Well, according to Soundscan it's been eligible for a Gold Record for almost two years now (as BHD has also been to go Double Platinum), but it doesn't look as if Jive has ordered a new RIAA count of Al's catalog since early 2008...but yes, every little bit helps.